Since the early 1990s, the World Bank has adopted operational policies in pursuit of quality assurance in its performance, and in safeguarding key environmental areas for its clients. These operational policies have a critical application in Coastal and Marine Resources Management.
A Quality Assurance and Compliance Team has been established within the Bank's Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Vice Presidency to assist in corporate oversight of the ten safeguard or "do no harm" policies. These policies are broadly accepted as indicators of the Bank's credibility as an institution committed to environmentally and socially sustainable development.
World Bank Safeguard Operational Policies
The World Bank defines minimum requirements to be observed in projects. The policy framework distinguishes between Operational Directives (OD); Operational Policies (OP), providing focused statements of policy; Bank Procedures (BP)
that spell out the procedures and documentation required to ensure institution-wide consistency and quality; and Good Practices (GP), which contain advice and guidance on policy implementation. The full text of ODs, OPs, BPs and GPs can be found in the World Bank Operational Manual. Of these policies, the safeguard policies address environmental and social compliance:
- Environmental Assessment & Safeguard Policies
- Water Resources Management Operational Policy (OP 4.07)
- Operational Manual
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